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A while back I ran a short little series outlining a few fun frugal weekend ideas and with Labor Day around the corner, I thought it’d be fun if we all shared some fun ideas we had planned for the weekend. It doesn’t have to be a frugal weekend idea but it does have to [...]Your Take: Favorite Frugal Weekend Idea? from personal finance blog Bargaineering.com.
This is the second article in a five-part series on preparing your household, “Beyond the Emergency Fund.” For five consecutive Mondays, we’ll look at a variety of preparedness methods such as food and water storage, alternative power sources and ways to prepare for specific types of household emergencies.Last week we discussed [...]Post by Frugal Dad
The book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has sold over 15 million copies since it was first published in 1989, teaching people all over the world how to live a happier, more successful and more satisfying life. One of the prevailing themes of the book is the fact that to change your life you [...]
The following guest post is from my daughter, Frugal Daughter. After listening to her dad’s frugal rants for the last ten years, she was bound to inherit a little frugality herself. I think she’s a pretty good writer, too (continuity plan in place…check!).First of all, let me mention that back to school shopping is a [...]Post by Frugal Dad
This post is from staff writer Sierra Black. Sierra writes about frugality, sustainable living, and getting her kids to eat kale at Childwild.com. Travel is a gift. We get to see new places and cultures, meet new people, and expand our lives. Most of us, when we’ve put the time and money into traveling somewhere special, want to treasure the memories.There’s a large industry to suppor
Sadly, the summer season is half over. Is your “What I Did for My Summer Vacation” essay likely to consist of the word “Zzzz”? Well, you’re not alone. With the economy still on shaky ground, it seems more Americans are opting to put their money in the piggy bank rather than Mai Tais on the [...]
Making do with what you already have is a time-honored way of frugality, and a great way to avoid having so much stuff you lose track of what you have. There is nothing worse than thinking you’ve found a great deal on something you need, only to find out a few weeks later, you already [...]
People always need to find clever ways to stretch their food dollars. I’m not talking about hunters and gatherers – they obviously had a hard time staying well-fed. But even as humans learned how to farm, grow and manufacture their own food, families were still large and resources weren’t necessarily plentiful. The result is a [...]

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